The Devil In Disguise: A Hot Paranormal Romance

Cynthia Eden

Jun 2016 · Bad Things Book 1 · Hocus Pocus Publishing, Inc.

About this eBook

First free in a series! Hot paranormal romance...with an even hotter hero. Get ready to do bad things with him. 

Don’t make the devil angry…

Luke Thorne loves having one hell of a good time. As the ruler of every dark creature to walk the earth, he certainly has more than a bit of a bad side. He lives for danger and isn’t the type to lose his heart—mostly because he doesn’t have one. Then she walks into his life.

Mina James is seduction in the flesh, a perfect temptation that the devil himself couldn’t pass up. Too late, Luke realizes he’s let a real siren into his life, a woman who is bent on using his dark powers to free herself from hidden enemies. Since Luke isn’t the type of man to be used, he should walk away from her, but…something about Mina draws him close.

Soon he’s realizing that she isn’t who she appears to be. Not dark and cold, but burning red hot. Mina is a woman fighting for her life—and the Lord of the Dark suddenly finds himself in an unlikely role…hero. Luke isn’t going to let her enemies destroy Mina. He will fight heaven and hell to keep her. But in the end, the secrets they both carry may just rip apart a love that should never have been…

There are Bad Things in the world…very, very bad. Are you ready for them?

The "Bad Things" Series:

THE DEVIL IN DISGUISE - Book 1

ON THE PROWL - Book 2

UNDEAD OR ALIVE - Book 3

BROKEN ANGEL (Coming December of 2016) - Book 4

Author's note: All books in this series are stand-alone titles.

Ratings and reviews

What an adventure! Cynthia Eden's books always pull me in from the beginning and hold on to me until the very last page. The Devil in Disguise was no different. We are all a little curious where the devil is concerned and especially when an author is able to write a story about him and his potential good side. Add a couple of shifters, a vampire, and a surprise paranormal and you have one heck of a story. Luke Thorne is the Lord of the Dark and doesn't expect to fall for the intriguing Mina. But he does fall and it is fun to watch. Eden does a fabulous job with all of the characters in this story and the plot itself. She is great at writing unique stories with extraordinary characters. The intimate scenes and action scenes were written in a way that pull emotion from the reader whether it's heart warming passion or heart pounding anxiety. I love when authors can do that. I highly recommend you give The Devil in Disguise a read!

The Devil in Disguise by Cynthia Eden Genres: Adult, Mystery, Paranormal, Romance, Suspense 3.5 stars Started out fast paced, intriguing and grabbed my attention. Then, unfortunately, the repetition of mental thoughts started. There was constantly something going on to keep you reading, but that repetition kept up throughout the rest of the story and really bogged it down. Both main characters were interesting, but would have been even better with a little more action added to them and less talk about them. Hmmm, that's not clear. What I'm trying to say is there needed to be more 'show' of their characters & less repetitive thoughts about their character. That said, even the supporting characters in this story are very interesting. There was a lot of action, suspense and a bit of mystery. The romance is definitely adult, but a bit cheesy and often sappy. This did not help with the character build of Luke Thorne. All in all I liked it, but I admit I was a bit disappointed. It was good, but could have been really fantastic. I don't remember seeing any typos, etc.

I had high hopes for this book. I've read this author's other works. They were incredible. This one... Not so much. The h was written as an adult with the emotional maturity if a young child, her entire portrayal was ludicrous. The conflicts were written lazily, but... The author pulled this out of the toilet with some very touching, heartwrenching and heartwarming moments. Probably one of her worst books, but still not bad.

About the author

Award-winning author Cynthia Eden writes dark tales of paranormal romance and romantic suspense. She is a New York Times, USA Today, Digital Book World, and IndieReader best-seller.  Cynthia is also a three-time finalist for the prestigious RITA® award . Since she began writing full-time in 2005, Cynthia has written over fifty novels and novellas.